Never Saw an "Intent To Deceive" Football Penalty - Didn't Even Know It Existed

[Source]

"Michigan nearly added another large chunk in the passing game, but Jake Butt's long reception in the second quarter was called back for an “intent to deceive” personal foul. The rarely-called penalty prohibits teams from trying to trick an opponent by faking a substitution. On the play, Butt ran to the sideline as if he was coming off the field but stopped a few yards shy. No Rutgers defender followed him, leaving him wide open for a big gain. The rule book clearly states the play is illegal, but hearing a referee penalize a team for tricking their opponent is worthy of a double-take."

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...p-rutgers-behind-a-career-day-for-jake-rudock

 

[Plum Street]

Penn state ran a similar play against us years ago at the meadowlands

 

[LC-88]

And we ran a similar play against PSU at PSU back in the early Nineties. Fake fieldgoal, Jimmy G. running off the field "in confusion". If I remember it was called back because the play clock ran out.

I'll bet it was legal back then when we ran it, and they banned it the following season because Rutgers almost made it work.

 

[RUTrack94]

Yeah .. I got called for it in high school ... Scored a 2 point conversion, but was told too far from the offensive line.

 

[Upstream]

"Michigan nearly added another large chunk in the passing game, but Jake Butt's long reception in the second quarter was called back for an “intent to deceive” personal foul. The rarely-called penalty prohibits teams from trying to trick an opponent by faking a substitution. On the play, Butt ran to the sideline as if he was coming off the field but stopped a few yards shy. No Rutgers defender followed him, leaving him wide open for a big gain. The rule book clearly states the play is illegal, but hearing a referee penalize a team for tricking their opponent is worthy of a double-take."

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...p-rutgers-behind-a-career-day-for-jake-rudock

The rule book considers this an unethical coaching practice

 

[LC-88]

Penn state ran a similar play against us years ago at the meadowlands

Along with that phantom fair catch TD return.